Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences
Founded in 1970 as the Ecole de Theologie de Butare, PIASS is a Christian higher-education institution owned by five Protestant churches in Rwanda. Operating across campuses in Huye and Karongi, it emphasises social development, peacebuilding, education, architecture and theology rooted in ethical values.
Programmes
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Bachelor of Arts in Applied Pedagogy
- Bachelor of Arts in Educational Planning and Management
- Bachelor of Arts in School Psychology
- Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Religious studies
- Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Natural Resources and Environmental Management
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Urban Management
- Bachelor of Development Studies with Honors in Peace building and Development
- Bachelor of Development Studies with Honours in Rural and Community Development
- Bachelor of Education in Economics and Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Education in English & Kinyarwanda
- Bachelor of Education in English and French
- Bachelor of Education in English and Kiswahili
- Bachelor of Education in French and Kinyarwanda
- Bachelor of Education in French and Kiswahili
- Bachelor of Education in History and Geography
- Bachelor of Education in Math & Economics
- Bachelor of Education in Math & Geography
- Bachelor of Education with Honours in Business studies
- Bachelor of Education with Honours in English
- Bachelor of Education with Honours in Geography
- Bachelor of Education with Honours in History
- Bachelor of Education with Honours in Kinyarwanda
- Bachelor of Education with Honours in Mathematics
- Bachelor of Science in Water Resources Management
- Bachelor of Urban Planning and Management
- Master of Education in Quality Education Management
- Masters of Theology in Christian Ethics and Leadership
- Masters of Theology in Community Care and Development
- Post-Graduate Diploma of Education (PGDE)
- Postgraduate Certificate of Theology in Pastoral Ministry
- Postgraduate Diploma of Theology in Pastoral Ministry
Tuition
- Tuition: RWF 420,000 to 590,000 per year
- Published in full for both nationals and international students, which almost no other Rwandan institution does. National students at Huye: 445,000 RWF all-in year one (45,000 registration + 400,000 tuition), 470,000 year two, 590,000 year three. Karongi campus is 25,000 RWF cheaper per year. International students are billed in USD: 550 in years one and two, 650 in year three, all-in. Accommodation and meals: nationals 15,000 RWF and 35,000 RWF per month; international students USD 5 and USD 10 PER DAY, which works out roughly ten times higher over a month — flag this clearly to international applicants. Architecture and Green Technology and both master's programmes are absent from the published tables. Approximately RWF 450,000-650,000 per year. Church-sponsored grants and international project bursaries are available. PIASS hosts international peace studies scholars, and its peace and conflict transformation provision is distinctive in this directory.
Admissions
- A notified Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education or equivalent with at least two principal passes, as required by the Higher Education Council.
- Postgraduate applicants need a bachelor's degree.
- Only completed application forms are processed, and all documents must be scanned before uploading.
- Applicants may be asked to write a study plan.
- Postgraduate applicants are encouraged to have a laptop.
- Accepts international applicants
- Scholarships or financial aid available
Required documents:
- Notified Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education or equivalent with at least two principal passes
- One copy of National Identity Card or Passport
- Two recent coloured passport photos
- Sponsor letter (if any)
- Postgraduate applicants additionally: certified bachelor's degree, undergraduate transcripts, and a bank slip for application and registration fees
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